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{{Infobox film
| name = Netrikkan
| image = Netri Kann.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| screenplay = [[K. Balachander]]
| story = [[Visu]]
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]<br />[[Saritha]]<br />[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]]
| producer = Rajam Balachander
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]
| distributor = Kavithalayaa Productions
| released = 15 August 1981
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Netrikkan''''' ({{Translation|''The Third Eye''}}) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and produced by [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]. The film features [[Rajinikanth]] in a double role as father and son with [[Saritha]] and [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], while [[Goundamani]], Lakshmi and Sarath Babu play supporting roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by Ilayaraja while the lyrics for the tracks were written by Kannadasan. The film's story and dialogues were written by Visu and the screenplay was written by K. Balachander. Babu and R. Vittal handled cinematography and editing respectively.

In the movie, the son wants his father to repent for the latter's mistake even if he respects his father very much. The film revolves around Chakravarthy, a middle-aged businessman who is a womanizer. In the process, he rapes a girl Radha. The rest of the film revolves around Chakravarthy's son and Radha teaching a lesson to his father to mend his ways. The film was released on 15 August 1981 became successful at the box office. The film received critical acclaim with Rajinikanth's performance as a middle-aged womanizer being widely praised. The movie title “Netrikkan" is believed to be inspired by the popular conversation between [[Sangam age]] poet [[Nakkeerar]] and Lord Shiva in [[Thiruvilayadal]] movie. The poet questions Lord [[Shiva]], who is in the disguise of another poet, about the quality of the poem written by the Lord himself. Angered by Nakeerar's question, the Lord reveals himself by opening His [[Third eye]]. Still, poet Nakkerar is fearless, replying, “Netrikkan thirappinum kuttram kuttrame” which means, A mistake is a mistake even if you are God (One who has the Third Eye). The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Musalodiki Dasara Pandaga''. The film was also remade in Telugu as ''Ahankari'' with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] and was unofficially remade in Hindi as [[Rangeela Raja]] starring [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]].

== Plot ==
The story revolves around Chakravarthy (Older Rajini) who is a successful textile businessman in Coimbatore. He is a big womanizer (perhaps his only weakness) and picks up any woman he wants. Other characters being wife Meenakshi (Lakshmi), his son Santosh (also Rajini), and his daughter Sangeetha (Vijayashanthi). It doesn't take long for Santosh to find his father's provocative behavior and tries to mend his father's ways. Radha (Saritha) gets introduced as a candidate for the PRO (Public Relations Officer) interview and eventually gets selected and is sent to Hong Kong for training. Chakravarthy unable to tolerate his son's growing menace sets off to Hong Kong for a holiday. Here he meets Radha and at one point ends up raping her. Chakravarthy flies back to India where he is met with a number of changes which all point out to the new General Manager. This person turns out to be Radha who has joined with Santosh to teach Chakravarthy a lesson for life. How the duo succeeds in changing Chakravarthy's behavior forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==

*[[Rajinikanth]] as Chakravarthy/Santhosh (dual roles — father and son)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Tamil-cinema%E2%80%99s-enduring-romance-with-the-double-role/article14244072.ece|title=Tamil cinema's enduring romance with the double-role|last=Surendran|first=Anusha|date=2016-04-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-30|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Meenakshi (Chakravarthy's wife)
*[[Saritha]] as Radha (the girl who is raped by Chakravarthy)
*[[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]] as Menaka (Santhosh's girlfriend)
*[[Vijayashanti]] as Sangeetha (Chakravarthy's daughter/Santhosh's sister)
*[[Goundamani]] as Singaram (Chakravarthy's driver)
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Yuvaraja (Guest appearance)
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] (Guest appearance)
*[[Neelu]] as Doctor

== Production ==
''Netrikann'' is the inaugural production of K. Balachander's [[Kavithalayaa Productions]].<ref>https://www.kavithalayaa.in/films.php</ref> It had Rajini playing the roles of father and son. Unlike other films where the father's character is portrayed as a positive person and the son is a bit of a wastrel, in this film it is the father who is lecherous and the son is the good guy. Balachander produced the film as he felt that the concept had a lot of scope for Rajini to perform.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm</ref> Muthuraman was initially hesitant to direct the film but Balachander encouraged him to direct.<ref>http://rajinifans.com/celebrity/spm.php</ref> Cameraman Babu introduced the mask shots through this film, the film had 90 mask shots.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141229120608/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/04/stories/2005090413450200.htm ]</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]

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| length1 = 4:09
| extra1 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| title2 = Theeratha
| length2 = 4:13
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| title3 = Ramanin Mohanam
| length3 = 4:13
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title4 = Mappillaikku
| length4 = 4:15
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== Reception ==
''Indiaglitz'' wrote that the film: "trumpeted Rajini is one of the finest wholesome actors of Tamil cinema".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/thalaivaaa-rajini-netru-intru-naalai-1-tamil-news-62280</ref>

== Legacy ==
A dialogue spoken by Rajinikanth, "Naan eshwaran illa da, Koteeshwaran" (I'm not God. I'm a millionaire) attained popularity.<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-punch-lines-imagegallery-9-events-jdwmUcjfbdhsi.html</ref> Another upcoming film called Netrikkann is based on the title of this film. The new film is being produced by Vignesh Shivan and the lead role being performed by Nayanthara.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0279266|Netri Kann}}

{{Kavithalaya Productions}}
{{K. Balachander}}
{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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